Palmeiro passes Foxx; Tigers tie team H record, Pena gets 6 hits

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Devil Rays 5, Twins 4
Tigers 17, Royals 7
BlueJays 3, Angels 2
Indians 9, Mariners 5
A's 15, Redsox 2
Whitesox 9, Rangers 0
Yankees 18, Orioles 5

NL
Marlins 5, Reds 2
Brewers 3, Dodgers 1
Cardinals 6, Pirates 3
Padres 4, Rockies 3 (10)
Braves 6, Phillies 1
Giants 5, Diamondbacks 4 (10)

2) Standings--

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Redsox           29   18  .617   -     16-7   13-11  22-09 05-05 02-04 LOST 1
Yankees          28   18  .609     1/2 13-7   15-11  07-08 07-03 14-07 WON  4
Orioles          20   23  .465   7     12-13   8-10  10-10 05-06 05-07 LOST 7
BlueJays         20   27  .426   9     12-13   8-14  06-13 11-14 03-00 WON  3
Devil Rays       16   29  .356  12     13-12   3-17  06-11 07-08 03-10 WON  1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Whitesox         27   19  .587   -     15-9   12-10  14-12 11-06 02-01 WON  2
Twins            26   20  .565   1     14-8   12-12  05-04 15-10 06-06 LOST 1
Tigers           22   24  .478   5     10-11  12-13  04-02 08-08 10-14 WON  1
Indians          19   26  .422   7 1/2 13-11   6-15  09-09 09-15 01-02 WON  1
Royals           15   29  .341  11     10-11   5-18  04-08 08-12 03-09 LOST 1

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Angels           29   18  .617   -     15-7   14-11  11-08 07-02 11-08 LOST 3
A's              26   20  .565   2 1/2 12-9   14-11  04-08 12-03 10-09 WON  1
Rangers          26   20  .565   2 1/2 16-9   10-11  09-03 06-09 11-08 LOST 2
Mariners         17   29  .370  11 1/2  9-13   8-16  04-08 07-08 06-13 LOST 1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Marlins          27   20  .574   -     13-9   14-11  12-06 06-06 09-08 WON  2
Phillies         25   20  .556   1     12-9   13-11  06-09 05-06 14-05 LOST 1
Braves           23   23  .500   3 1/2 11-10  12-13  11-05 06-09 06-09 WON  2
Mets             23   23  .500   3 1/2 13-11  10-12  08-07 04-11 11-05 LOST 1
Expos            15   31  .326  11 1/2  8-15   7-16  06-16 03-06 06-09 LOST 1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Reds             27   20  .574   -     16-9   11-11  04-04 16-11 07-05 LOST 2
Astros           26   20  .565     1/2 14-11  12-9   06-06 17-11 03-03 WON  2
Cubs             25   20  .556   1     13-9   12-11  05-01 11-10 09-09 LOST 2
Brewers          24   21  .533   2     13-10  11-11  08-04 11-13 05-04 WON  2
Cardinals        24   22  .522   2 1/2 11-14  13-8   10-08 09-13 05-01 WON  1
Pirates          20   22  .476   4 1/2  6-13  14-9   05-01 09-15 06-06 LOST 1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Padres           26   21  .553   -     13-9   13-12  10-06 04-05 12-10 WON  1
Dodgers          24   21  .533   1     11-10  13-11  06-09 06-06 12-06 LOST 2
Giants           22   24  .478   3 1/2 12-14  10-10  08-07 08-07 06-10 WON  6
Rockies          18   28  .391   7 1/2 12-13   6-15  06-10 05-10 07-08 LOST 1
Diamondbacks     17   30  .362   9      8-14   9-16  06-14 05-07 06-09 LOST 4

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Orioles (Eric DuBose) at Tigers (Jason Johnson), 7:05
A's (Barry Zito) at Indians (Cliff Lee), 7:05
Rangers (R.A. Dickey) at BlueJays (Ted Lilly), 7:05
Mariners (Joel Pineiro) at Redsox (Pedro Martinez), 7:05
Yankees (Javier Vazquez) at Devil Rays (Doug Waechter), 7:15
Angels (Kelvim Escobar) at Whitesox (Jon Garland), 8:05
Twins (Brad Radke) at Royals (Zack Greinke), 8:10

NL
Cubs (Matt Clement) at Pirates (Kip Wells), 5:05
Braves (Mike Hampton) at Phillies (Randy Wolf), 7:05
Reds (Cory Lidle) at Expos (Claudio Vargas), 7:05
Mets (Tom Glavine) at Marlins (Dontrelle Willis), 7:35
Cubs (Glendon Rusch) at Pirates (Oliver Perez), 8:05
Cardinals (Chris Carpenter) at Astros (Roger Clemens), 8:05
Padres (Brian Lawrence) at Brewers (Doug Davis), 8:05
Diamondbacks (Randy Johnson) at Dodgers (Wilson Alvarez), 10:10
Rockies (Shawn Estes) at Giants (Brett Tomko), 10:15

4) Yesterday's HR--

Jeromy Burnitz--#14
Eric Chavez--#13
Alex Rodriguez--#12
Andruw Jones--#11
Scott Rolen--#11
Jacque Jones--#9
Carlos Pena--#7 & #8
Juan Uribe--#6 & #7
Rafael Palmeiro--#7
Jose Valentin--#7
Danny Bautista--#7
Milton Bradley--#7
Corey Koskie--#6
Miguel Tejada--#6
Ken Harvey--#6
Edgar Martinez--#5
Scott Hatteberg--#5
Scott Podsednik--#5
Rocco Baldelli--#4
Enrique Wilson--#3
Khalil Greene--#2
Jose Leon--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Eric Chavez--13*
T2) Alex Rodriguez--12*
T2) Manny Ramirez--12
T2) Hank Blalock--12
T5) Troy Glaus--11
T5) Carlos Beltran--11
T5) Vladimir Guerrero--11
T8) Frank Thomas--10
T8) David Ortiz--10
T10) Jason Giambi--9
T10) Jermaine Dye--9
T10) Jose Guillen--9
T10) Melvin Mora--9
T10) Victor Martinez--9
T10) Jacque Jones--9*

NL
T1) Steve Finley--14
T1) Vinny Castilla--14
T1) Jeromy Burnitz--14*
4) Mike Lowell--13
T5) Barry Bonds--12
T5) Lance Berkman--12
T5) Albert Pujols--12
T5) Luis Gonzalez (Diamondbacks)--12
T5) Moises Alou--12
T5) Miguel Cabrera--12

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Rafael Palmeiro passed Jimmie Foxx into 13th place on the all time HR list, with 535. Palmeiro is 1 behind Mickey Mantle.

7) Edgar Martinez passed Rogers Hornsby into 98th place on the all time HR list, with 302.

Corrections from yesterday--Jeff Bagwell has 426, not 428, career HR. Gary Sheffield moved into 46th, not 48th, place on the all time HR list.

[nyy26wc]

1) The Tigers tied a team record with 27 hits in a game and the Royals set the team record for hits allowed.

2) Tigers 1B Carlos Pena tied the AL record with 6 hits in a 9 inning game.

After 0 RCAA/.764 OPS in his first year as a starter, Pena hit .440 SLG, .332 OBA, .772 OPS, 3 RCAA in 131 games in 2003 and is off to a .459 SLG, .315 OBA, .775 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 44 games. He has a .775 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and 5 RCAA in 312 games.

3) The Royals placed RF Juan Gonzalez on the 15 day DL, retroactive to May 22, and called up OF Byron Gettis.

Gonzalez has stiffness in his lower back.

4) The Diamondbacks sent P Brian Bruney to the minors and called up P Scott Service.

Bruney had a 3.72 ERA/1 RSAA in his first 10 career games.

Service has a 4.86 ERA/-14 RSAA in 318 career games, including a 4.72 ERA/0 RSAA in 33 games with the 2003 Diamondbacks and BlueJays, which was his first time in the majors since 2000.

5) The Cubs will place OF Tom Goodwin and P Todd Wellemeyer on the 15 day DL and call up OF David Kelton and P Jimmy Anderson.

Goodwin has a strained right groin. After -12 RCAA/.622 and -2 RCAA/.659 OPS seasons, Goodwin hit .363 SLG, .328 OBA, .690 OPS, -3 RCAA in 87 games in 2003 and is off to a .286 SLG, .227 OBA, .513 OPS, -3 RCAA start in his first 23 games. He has a .673 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and -139 RCAA in 1234 games.

Wellemeyer has a strained shoulder muscle and is expected to be out 3-4 weeks. He has a 5.09 ERA/-4 RSAA in 24 career games, including a 2.08 ERA/3 RSAA in 9 games in 2004.

In 2003, Kelton had -2 RCAA/.417 OPS in his first 10 career games (12 PA).

After 5.10 ERA/-17 RSAA and 5.44 ERA/-17 RSAA seasons, Anderson had a 8.84 ERA/-20 RSAA in 7 starts (8 games) with the 2003 Reds. He has a 5.43 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and -63 RSAA in 110 games.

6) The Padres placed P Jake Peavy on the 15 day DL, retroactive to May 20, and called up P Brian Sweeney.

Peavy has a strained tendon in his forearm. He has a 3.90 ERA/-2 RSAA in 58 career games, including a 2.01 ERA/11 RSAA in 9 starts in 2004.

In 2003, Sweeney had a 1.93 ERA/3 RSAA in his first 5 career games, with the Mariners.

7) The Orioles sent P Denny Bautista to the minors and called up P Eddy Rodriguez. Meanwhile, C Keith Osik cleared waivers and became a free agent, when he refused an assignment to the minors. Osik had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment earlier in the week.

Bautista had a 36.00 ERA/-7 RSAA in his first 2 career games.

8) The Indians designated minor league P Jason Anderson for assignment.

9) The Devil Rays will call up 1B Fred McGriff today.

After 34 RCAA/.930 OPS and 18 RCAA/.858 OPS seasons, McGriff hit .428 SLG, .322 OBA, .750 OPS, -1 RCAA in 86 games with the 2003 Dodgers. He has a .889 career OPS, compared to his league average of .752, and 486 RCAA in 2433 games.